Warforged Guide 5e

Which 5e Classes Work With Warforged?

Because of the combination of CON, a free ASI choice, and useful racial features, warforged work well with just about any class. Some are clearly more synergistic, but none of the classes will clash with the warforged traits. Muti Ability Dependent (MAD) classes may be less optimal, but the increased survivability from the CON boost makes up for it.

Artificer: This race is really cool for roleplay since you can be a tinkerer who was created through tinkering. INT is your main stat, so take that with your free ASI point and focus on survivability with the boosted CON and one of the sweet armor infusions.

Barbarian: Barbarians already have incredible survivability, so the CON boost and Constructed Resilience can make you near unkillable. Since the only other stat barbarians care about is STR, taking that with your free ASI point is the obvious choice.

Bard: If you want to play as a warforged bard, you will get the most bang for your buck in one of the melee-oriented bard colleges. As a ranged spellcaster, the boosted CON and increasing CHA is serviceable.

Cleric: A warforged cleric focused on WIS will have an incredible AC score, and a sizeable chunk of hit points to boot.

Druid: The druid is one of the weaker choices for a warforged character, especially if you plan to use Wild Shape regularly. WIS is the main stat druids care about, so use your free ASI choice there.

Fighter: Everything about the warforged works in tandem with what fighters like to do, with additional utility from the racial traits.

Monk: There is some overlap here with the monk’s class features at higher levels. Still, monk’s do well with higher AC and can focus on increasing WIS.

Paladin: Paladins care about STR, CON, and DEX, and many even want to boost their CHA to help their Spellcasting Modifier. It will be impossible to focus on everything when your biggest racial ASI is CON, but a warforged paladin will still perform very well as a frontline melee attacker and damage soaker.

Ranger: There is nothing truly exciting about a warforged ranger, but every racial trait is beneficial.

Rogue: Despite their weak hit dice, rogues have many ways to increase their survivability. The warforged adds even more durability to this slippery character class, namely CON, AC, and the benefits of Constructed Resilience.

Sorcerer: Most sorcerers don’t want to be taking too many hits, but the increased durability will be nice to have on many occasions. They also only really care about CHA so the free ASI choice is obvious. You will need to do some mental gymnastics on making this work in terms of roleplay, though. The way Sorcerers gain their power is through bloodlines and references souls, so your warforged may need to come to terms with existential dilemmas.

Warlock: Warforged warlocks do best when built with melee combat in mind. Consider a Hexblade Warlock if you want to use this race and raise your CHA with the ASI boost.

Wizard: Most wizards stay out of combat range whenever they can, with the exception of Bladesinger wizards. Take INT as the free ASI choice and you have a viable and more durable wizard build.